HBCU Digest

You probably know, by now, that a small black liberal arts college 150 miles east of Dallas once boasted the best debate team in the nation.… Read More

Johnson O. Akinleye, Ph.D., who has served as interim chancellor of North Carolina Central University since January 2017, has been elected to the position on a permanent basis by the Board of Governors of the 17-campus University of North Carolina.… Read More

A Morehouse College graduate and recent board member was named its interim president, officials announced Monday afternoon.

Harold Martin Jr. replaces William “Bill” Taggart, who died earlier this month from an aneurysm in his Atlanta home.

Norfolk State University alumnus and New York Knicks forward Kyle O’Quinn says that he attributes his success as a professional basketball player to his alma mater, which made him for one shining moment in spring 2012 a household name.… Read More

It only seems like a lot because officials have not been forthcoming about the numbers and because Bethune-Cookman University, like many historically black colleges and universities, doesn’t have millions lying around to address issues of crisis.… Read More

A sex tape, an accreditation downgrade and allegations from a recently fired registrar of attempted grade changing scandal. All in the last seven days.… Read More

Shaping a more diverse technology industry requires that we rethink our sources of talent and broaden our recruiting pipeline to access available diverse talent.… Read More

In an exclusive interview with ABC 11 in Durham, NC., new North Carolina Central University Chancellor Johnson Akinyele says that the university will invest $1 million in campus security infrastructure – a sign that public safety will be the school’s top priority.… Read More

The U.S. Senate failed last year to take up a House-passed bill reauthorizing a program to preserve and restore historically black colleges and universities.… Read More

Howard University, one of the nation’s largest historically black colleges, is granting 25 to 30 students the chance to spend their summer as Googlers.… Read More

Former Morehouse President John Silvanus Wilson chats with President Barack Obama at Morehouse Spring Commencement Exercises, May, 2013 (photo credit: Saporta Report).

Lawyers representing students and alumni from Maryland’s four HBCU’s ended last week’s HBCU equity trial with powerful arguments justifying the methods and costs to dismantle Maryland’s discriminatory system of higher education before U.S.… Read More

TMCF Vice-President of Revenue George Spencer discusses the work of attracting corporate partnerships in the HBCU community, and how institutions can better advance their narratives of excellence.… Read More

Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II today announced the establishment of the Atwood Institute for Race, Education and the Democratic Ideal.… Read More

Jedidah Isler is the first African American woman to earn a doctorate in astrophysics from Yale University. In an exclusive interview with our HBCU Voices of STEM Excellence series, the creator of Vanguard: STEM media company shares her perspective on the value of HBCUs and offers a primer for lay people on astrophysics.… Read More

Lincoln University is perched high on the hills above Missouri’s capital city, but the school is often overlooked by state government.

When Reginald Reese describes his first year at Alabama A&M University, he can’t help but smile.

“It went well. It went well. … Read More

HBCUDigest.com Founding Editor Jarrett Carter Sr. announced today that he will take an indefinite leave of absence from reporting and commentary writing for the publication.… Read More

The Bill Cosby sexual assault case provides lessons to all of us on how difficult it is to get 12 people to agree on an incident that allegedly happened more than 10 years ago.… Read More

The Hampton University Business Incubator closed Friday after 17 years as city funding stopped, the director said.

The incubator at 6 W.… Read More

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